The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-03
Turnip Seed! Fresh and Genuine
at Dinkins 4 co,'s Drug Store.

Turnip Seed. Fresh and Genuine
at DinAins & to.'s Drug Store.
Mr.. Oscar Brunson kindly remem-
berad US last week with basket Of
nice peaches.
Nlr. S. Wolkoyiskie coniemplates
opeding a Bar at Scranton, Williams
bu.g county.
Owners of dogs should keep them
at homo. Visiting ours are sometimes
treated to a desc OF s:ry,:buiue.
The trersurer and auditor "a busy
preparing for their ANIMAL se.iie.acr t
with the Comptrollsc-Gene.al
For;cne lcocGs once at eye,:> nan s
door, but she doesn't 50 hunting
through our salooas for hin il he hap
pens to be out.
There is sta5Il;a9 increase ii the
price OF tobacco. A sho>t crop and
consequent speculation have sent quo
tations mp fifty to a hundred pc. cent
in three months.
4 eommas., a,ion from the S M
Hills" describing remarkable case
OF witch=craF;, reached t;,:s Office too
late for this iSSne. I: VII BE publish
ed next week.
Captain T. ". lawson coatsad,cts
the statement wide;y published ID ;his
State, that be recovered $4,000 from
the New York .Stn. He says The case
has not been tried.
The Black Rive, Uuion Of the Bap-
list Church, met with Dudleys church
on last Frida., Saturday, and Sunday.
The next meeting of the Union WIZ be
at Manning.
A large black bear was killed last
week in williamsburg connlv. 4
number of persons had been losing
hogs, and Indications pointed 10 the
bear as the author Of the depredations.
We learn through Messrs. Q. 4.
Snow 4 Co., patent solicitors, atWash-
ington, that @: w DonnoE, Of Coosaw,
in this State, has lately been granted
patent for Rock washing apnara-
tuS.
The committee Of the grand jury,
Messrs. F. P. Cooper, T. +. Brailsford:
and W. T. Butler, are engaged exam
lining the books of the county officers.
The examination is being careiGily
and thoroughly prosecuted
Our first page contains lette- from
MIR. L. II. DesChanlpsto the Commis-
sioner Of Agriculture on The prepara-
tion of pine straw FOR manure. /, IS
wocth the while OF ou1 farmers 10 read
this intelligent essay.
1t has I,een raining 80 SpartanbuEg
for several days. Oc, boys VII get a
TASTE of the disag2eeable up-coant'y
mud. After few DAYS experience 0;
rainy weather in SpactanbE:9. .her
VII hail with delight lie sandy >ee>s
Of IIaDn:ng
The agricultural delegation from
this county, with the exception OF tie
Hon. Jones 9. Tindal, lett Monday tc
attend the Encampment. It IS very
unfortunate that Nh. Tindal, the chair.
man of the delegation, is kept at home
by sickness.
The present postmaster, q Charles.
ton, 1Mr. 9Lowry, was at tie time oi
lis appointments, clerk 10 the Cor2m-
uittee of the House Of Representa-.
tives. lie now ciaircs tie sa,&:y a:
clerk Of The Committee up to June
3Oth, IN addition to that Of postmaster
Cur printer is mad. His watoa,
melon patch was cleaned tie othe!
night by thieves. He lements NOS
that he did not sea tie rosucs With {
go2ged cannon in his possession.
says the devil, himself, womb scu>l
tt, companionslip of 4 nan -22car
enough to roe . printer.
Mr.. Spurgscn Thomas, who lives !?
Clarendon county 2ear the Wi''i~Gs
burg line. recently lost MS dwei,:9;
house and its contents BY ire. In
house was a new one, and was de
stroyed n the daytime, duling Nh
Thomas absence. TIE origin, Ct tn